To the back of beyond /

To the back of beyond /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Stamm, Peter, 1963- author.
Uniform title:	Weit über das Land. English
Imprint:	New York : Other Press, [2017]
Description:	139 pages ; 21 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Runaway husbands -- Fiction. Abandoned wives -- Fiction. Families -- Fiction. Abandoned wives. Families. Runaway husbands. Germany -- Fiction. Germany. Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. Domestic fiction. Fiction. Psychological fiction.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11359803

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Other authors / contributors:	Hofmann, Michael, 1957 August 25- translator.
ISBN:	9781590518281 1590518284
Notes:	Translation of: Weit über das Land.
Summary:	Happily married with two children and a comfortable home in a Swiss town, Thomas and Astrid enjoy a glass of wine in their garden on a night like any other. Called back to the house by their son's cries, Astrid goes inside, expecting her husband to join her in a bit. But Thomas gets up and, after a brief moment of hesitation, opens the gate and walks out. No longer bound by the ties of his everyday life--family, friends, work--Thomas begins a winding trek across the countryside, exposed as never before to the Alpine winter. At home, Astrid wonders where he's gone, when he'll come back, whether he's still alive. Following Thomas and Astrid on their separate paths, To the Back of Beyond becomes ultimately a meditation on the limits of freedom and on the craving to be wanted.
Other form:	Online version: Stamm, Peter, 1963- To the back of beyond. New York : Other Press, [2017] 9781590518298

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Summary:	Man Booker Prize nominee Peter Stamm explores in his sixth novel what it means to be in the middle of nowhere, in mind and in body. <br> <br> Happily married with two children and a comfortable home in a Swiss town, Thomas and Astrid enjoy a glass of wine in their garden on a night like any other. Called back to the house by their son's cries, Astrid goes inside, expecting her husband to join her in a bit. But Thomas gets up and, after a brief moment of hesitation, opens the gate and walks out. <br> <br> No longer bound by the ties of his everyday life--family, friends, work--Thomas begins a winding trek across the countryside, exposed as never before to the Alpine winter. At home, Astrid wonders where he's gone, when he'll come back, whether he's still alive. <br> <br> Following Thomas and Astrid on their separate paths, To the Back of Beyond becomes ultimately a meditation on the limits of freedom and on the craving to be wanted.
Item Description:	Translation of: Weit über das Land.
Physical Description:	139 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9781590518281 1590518284